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Gender & Labor
GENDER
AND
LABOR
Definition of Gender and Labor
Gender and Labor refer to the study and analysis of the different
roles, responsibilities, and expectations society places on individuals
based on their gender in the context of work and employment.
GENDER
— refers to the socially constructed roles,
behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given
Haha society considers appropriate for men and
women. It goes beyond biological differences
and encompasses a range of identities that do
not necessarily align with biological sex.
LABOR
— refers to the body of work
available in an economy at any
given time. It includes all forms
of employment, from manual
labor to white-collar work.
The term “Gender and Labor ” ,when combined,
becomes an area of study that investigates how
gender influences the division of labor, wage gaps,
employment opportunities, work conditions, and
labor rights. It also examines how these factors
contribute to systemic inequalities and seeks to
promote gender equality in the workplace.
EXAMPLES OF SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIES
IN THE WORKPLACE RELATED TO
GENDER AND LABOR:
01 02 03 04 05 06
a. Gender Wage Gap: b. Underrepresentation of Women c. Occupational Segregation: d. Gender Discrimination: e. Undervaluation of f. Lack of Access to
This is a prevalent issue where in Leadership: Certain industries and roles are This can manifest in various ways, Women’s Work: Opportunities and Resources:
women, on average, earn less Women are often often dominated by one gender. including biased hiring practices, Traditionally associated with Women often face barriers to
than men for doing the same underrepresented in senior For example, men dominate the unfair treatment within the women, especially those professional development
work. The wage gap is even wider management roles and on fields of technology and workplace, and lack of support for related to care work (e.g., opportunities, training, and
for women of color. corporate boards. This lack of engineering, while women are maternity and paternity leave. nursing, teaching, child care), resources, which can hinder
representation can limit the often concentrated in lower-paid are often undervalued and their career progression.
perspectives and ideas within an sectors like care work and underpaid.
organization and hinder its overall education.
performance.
These systemic
issues contribute to gender
inequity in the workplace
and are the focus of many
ongoing efforts to promote
gender equality.
STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE GENDER
EQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE:
2. Be Consciously
1. Make a longer shortlist 3. Empower Your Team
when recruiting: Gender Inclusive And Invite
for Excellence: Boosting
inequities can be inherent Feedback: It's crucial to employee engagement
in informal recruitment be authentic and "walk and driving peak
processes, particularly in the talk". Recognizing performance can
male-dominated industries. your own unconscious contribute to a more
A diverse shortlist can help biases is also an equal workplace.
to counteract this.
important step.
4. Promote Women to 5. Address the Gender Pay
Leadership Roles:
Gap: Ensuring that men and
Encouraging and promoting
women are paid equally for
women to take on leadership
doing the same work is a
roles can help to balance the
gender representation in
fundamental aspect of
decision-making positions. workplace gender equality.
THANKYOU
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